We beat them by 96 pts last time we played. Though they've had upset wins against us early on in the past few years, we've also thumped them every other time. This year we play them rd 11, not rd 3 or 4. We know what to expect this time.

This lot hold no fears to our playing group and that counts for plenty. Just ask Saints players what their mindset is every time they play us.

Will go down to the wire me thinks.

It'll be a tough midfield battle but their defence is quite tall; Fletcher, Hooker, Carlisle...even Hibberd plays quite tall - who are the matchups for Yarran/Betts/Garlett?

Dempsey likes to run off his man. Baguley isn't that quick.

The small forwards are a huge advantage.

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"You are being watched. The government has a secret system. A machine that spies on you every hour of every day. I know because I built it." - Finch

..work rate.. ..play manic finals intensity footy, and see which team blinks first..

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..if you can't be good, be good at it..

Part of me likes the idea of Essendon* winning every game before being hit with doping penalties the night before the GF

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"One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds." - Frank Zappa

I hear ya but will never happen - Demitrispew has already 'cleared' the Golden One and Evans has probably agreed the slap on the wrist they are to get
Hope we smash that scum-bucket of a team

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Carlton - Nothing's changed
I still love you, oh, I still love you
Only slightly, only slightly less
Than I used to, my love

well, we'll be underdogs which for some of our players is a good thing

You reckon?

If we win this week and they lose I'd expect a full week of Blue pumping media. While Essendon* will be the brave underdogs with ASADAsomethingorother weighing heavily on their poor shoulders.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

Can just see them rolling out Daniher for this game.

In that case I can see Jamo or Hendo giving him a bath.

A Simon White "spoil" should do the trick.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

This!!



Fine by me. We ll just have to give him a 'welcome to the AFL' similar to the one Malthouse instructed his Pies players to give Jack Watts back in 2009.

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James Hird and Essendon* FC - #FOREVERDRUGCHEATS

...the 4 touches he had in a 20 minute game against GWS?

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BLUES 2010: PAV AND JUDD = FLAGS. DOING IT FOR THE LOVE OF DICK PRATT.

HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR TALKINGCARLTON SUPERCOACH 2009 YET?

But it was the VIBE of those touches that counted. Given our shortage of up and coming midfielders you can forgive a guy for premature echampulation.

Army on Hibberd, lock down on Jobe and Zaharakis.

Blues by 33 (4 goals 9)

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"I had to eat"

Carlton 7.37.79
Essendon* 7.4.46

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"The ability to speak doesn't make you intelligent." Qui-Gon Jinn 15-05-2005

"there’s more chance of me becoming the full forward for the [Western Bulldogs] than there is of any change in the Labor Party." Julia Gillard 18-05-2010

Blues won't kick that straight!

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"One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds." - Frank Zappa

This could get nasty.

Seeing they're playing the Bombers, I'd rather they kick 7.47.

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THEY LIKE TO SEND UP!!!!!!!!

Until each team plays each other the same number of times, the AFL, as a fair dinkum competition, cannot be taken seriously.

He (Mr Swann) said the honour and pride associated with the club's traditional navy blue jumper was priceless.

Ya can't polish a James Hird!

But you can inject a nice bronze tan into it.

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The only way for some people to understand is for them to be on the receiving end

Left wing moralists
In self serving denial
They shit me no end